1994 Cadillac DeVille Owner's Manual - Page 208

Hydroplaning Hydroplaning is dangerous. So much water can build up underyour tires that they can actually ride on the water. This happen if the roadis wet can enough andyou're goingfast enough. When your vehicle is hydroplaning, it has little or nocontact with the road. Hydroplaning doesn't happen often.But it can if your tires haven't much tread orif the pressure in one ormore is low. It can happen if a lot of water is standing onthe road. If you can see reflectionsfrom trees, telephone poles, or othervehicles, and raindrops "dimple" the water's surface, there could be hydroplaning. Hydroplaning usually happens athigher speeds. There just isn't a hard and fast rule about hydroplaning. The best advice isto slow down whenit is raining. n Some OtherRainy Weather Tips Turn on yourlow-beam headlights -- not justyour parking lights -- to help makeyou more visible to others. 0 0 Besides slowing down, allow some extrafollowing distance. And be especially careful when you pass another vehicle. Allow yourself more clear room ahead, and be prepared have yourview restricted by to road spray. Have good tires with proper tread depth. (See "Tires" the Index.) in 195